Eclipse viewing slideshow Harold Larson watches the eclipse from a lawn chair he brought to the Kansas Wetlands Education Center. Larson arrived early so hed be sure to get a pair of the NASA-recommended eclipse-viewing glasses being given away. - photo by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune Aug. 21, 2017, Barton County, Kansas. Solar eclipse viewing. Latest Groundbreaking ceremony celebrates future IGNITE Innovation Center USD 428 looks at solar panels on some buildings Solar reg return to City Council for approval Work begins on Ellinwood’s Northwest Development housing project